In recent years the presidential poll has brought the victory of the right -hand candidate against the PSD candidate. The presidential campaign for the elections on May 4, however, has been outlined, around an unhappy electorate, determined to vote “against the system”, so that the two candidates who want to capitalize from the absence of Călin Georgescu, ranked first in the elections canceled last year, chose, at last night’s debate, not to fight in a direct confrontation. right.
George Simion and Victor Ponta were missing from the first Mediafax / collage photo debate
George Simion and Victor Ponta, the great absentees of the first debate
The gold candidate, George Simion, a favorite in the polls for the presidential elections, and the independent candidate Victor Ponta, who is trying to gather the PSD electorate and that of the former candidate Călin Georgescu, were missing from the first electoral debate.
In the context of their absence, the communication expert Radu Delotote emphasized for the “Adevărul” that the three days of direct confrontation between the suitors for the Cotroceni armchair have a major potential to modify the current calculations.
“It would have been nice to have a royal debate with all the candidates with real chance to enter the second round. : Radu Deloti pointed out.
The public communication expert also claims that Simion and Ponta could still be charged by their electorate: “On the other hand, honest, they can recover a possible negative situation (a few percentage points of electoral confidence) if they are present at the subsequent debates today or tomorrow or if they build a very solid alternative campaign.”
George Simion, the candidate who left the debates
The gold candidate, George Simion, came to the first debate in the presidential campaign to withdraw a few minutes before starting the confrontation, but not before handing a bouquet of flowers to his counterclaim.
“George Simeon has very high chances of entering the second round. As a result, he only preserves an advantage waiting for the second round. Enter the second round with Nicușor Dan. explained the political analyst Adrian Zăbavă for “Adevărul”.
If it is decided to participate, George Simion “It would be exhibited in front of candidates with very small chances in this race, who have similar messages ”, Adrian Zăbavă pointed out
Victor Ponta, at a business event with Donald Trump Jr.
Victor Ponta has announced at the last moment that he will not participate in the debate on Monday. “I will not participate in debates who invite only candidates supported by the parties who spend millions of lei monthly from public money; Not even at the selection of candidates based on polls paid by the same parties ”motivated the independent candidate, but announcing that he will be present at the debate on Tuesday night.
Instead, Ponta was present at Business Vision 2025, along with Donald Trump Jr., a moment that was promoted on his Facebook page.
“Victor Ponta tried to dribble the first debate for an association with Donald Trump Jr. and, at the same time, to leave the other candidates, the right ones, to cannibalize between them. What happened in the end. I am absolutely sure that Victor Ponta knew that George Simion would not be present at the debate and he knew that a debate will follow. Lasconi.noted Adrian Zăbavă in the case of the absence of Victor Ponta.
However, the political analyst pointed out that Victor Ponta no longer allows such gestures: “Unlike George Simion, I think Victor Ponta is not in the situation where he will allow to refuse the next two debates. For Victor Ponta, as the polls today, to return, to win some votes to have a chance to enter the second round. As a result, he needs to be present.”
The second day debates is organized on Tuesday, April 29, by TVR, being invited all 11 candidates on the ballot. The confrontation will be transmitted live by the truth.
